Mark Eastman 
Drake Explorer Scout Unit, based in Ifield, spent the weekend at their annual log cabin camp. This year the unit visit Broadstone Warren Scout Campsite. Friday night was spent getting to know the site and the building before the formal start of the weekend. The evening was spent with the members reviewing their D …
On Thursday Tim Taylor, the Deputy County Commissioner for Scouting in West Sussex, came to Ifield Scout headquarters to present both the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award and the Queen’s Scout Award to Jamie Keeley, who has become a Queen’s Scout, the highest training award in the Scout Movement. In …
2nd Ifield Scout Group attended St Margaret’s Church in Ifield for their group Christmas Carol Service with over 150 members and their families filling the church with the sound of carols. The service was lead by Fr Simon and Fr Jamie (Rector and Curate of the Parish) and followed the …
At the county awards ceremony Scouts and Explorer Scouts from Crawley District were presented with their certificates by the UK Deputy Youth Commissioner, Jagz Bharth. Hanna Allessendro-Pearse was presented with her Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award having completed 6 months at Cub Scouts (volunteering), 3 months developing her kayaking (physical), …
A total of 61 Beaver Scouts and Cub Scouts gathered at St Andrew’s Church on Friday to receive their certificates in recognition of achieving the Chief Scout’s Bronze and Silver Awards. The Chief Scout’s Bronze Award is the highest award available to Beaver Scouts. It is gained by a Beaver who completes each …
On Remembrance Sunday, Scouts through the town join acts of remembrance. Some groups joined the ceremony in the town centre, whilst others went to their local churches to show their respects to those who have fallen for our peace. 6th Crawley Scout Group joined the congregation at St Alban’s Church in Gossops Green where they joined in placing poppies on a cross, before prayers were offered in thanksgiving for the lives lost in wars and the two minutes silence.
A party of 21 Explorer Scouts, Network and Leaders spent 10 days in August in the Lake District based on the Scout campsite on the East side of Lake Windermere. The weather started cold and wet but got better the longer we were there. During the period eight Explorer Scouts …
We are pleased to announce that 2nd Ifield Scout Group have now started their second Beaver Colony. This week saw eleven new beavers were invested into their Sycamore Colony. The two Beaver colonies at 2nd Ifield (Sycamore and Chestnut) will work closely together running the same programme with the leadership …
Four members of Crawley Scout Network unit attended a dinner for this year’s Queen’s Scout Award recipients from West Sussex on Friday evening (24 April 2015) hosted by the County Commissioner where the High Sheriff of West Sussex, Mrs Denise Patterson, presented them with their Queen’s Scout Award certificates. This …
On Friday 27th March Tim Taylor, the Deputy County Commissioner for Scouting in West Sussex presented the Queen’s Scout Award to two scouts from Crawley who had become Queen’s Scouts, the highest training award in the Scout Movement. In arriving at these both Stuart Graves and Karl Edwards have progressed …
Explorer Scouts from Crawley joined Explorers from the across West Sussex at the presentation event in honour of their achievements. They were joined by Sir Brian Barttelet, West Sussex Scout President, Bob Burgess, former Mayor of Crawley and now a member of West Sussex Scout Executive and Ian Newbery, Regional …
The new scout headquarters in Ifield was packed with 200 members, families and members of the community for the formal opening of the Scout headquarters on Saturday (28th February.) The action was set going by Brenda Smith, the Mayor of Crawley and the ceremony of opening the building was carried …
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